A review by brielleborgia
Gothikana by RuNyx

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5
🌶🌶🌶🌶/5


I guess you could say I went straight into this unknowing what to expect. And if you’re interested in knowing what to expect:

🖤Dark Academia/ dark romance
🖤A huge mystery plot/twist you never see coming
🖤Student/teacher
🖤Morally grey frustrating but sexy MMC
🖤Messed up childhoods
🖤Deaths and suicides 
🖤Spicy spicy 🎹 (you’ll understand WhY I put the piano)
🖤’I will kill everyone for you’ vibes

This was truly a dark read and it focused a lot on the plot of why are these people dying and why Corvina was invited to attend this school. The romance was more of a subplot, but damn was it THEREEEE. I love morally grey characters so when I met Vad I knew he had to be Corvina’s man. He was a bit toxic and he was very frustrating at times. 

*when I was reading this at night, I was freaked out. This is really gothic and creepy at times and I LOVED IT*

Sometimes I felt like Vad and Corvina annoyed me because of all of the suspense. The reader is truly confused until the  very end. And after reading it, I feel like I needed to know more. It was the kind of universe that probably could’ve used a duology or even a trilogy for. This is why it’s 4.5 and not 5. 

I’m totally picking up Arkana ASAP. Was not disappointed ☺️
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